HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Decatur man was arrested Monday
after police say they found a meth lab in his Van Buren County home.

Police received a call about a possible meth lab in the 49000
block of 76th Avenue in Hamilton Township around 11 a.m.

Deputies
arrived on scene and learned that the suspect had left the residence after
finding out police were called, according to a news release from the Van Buren
County Sheriff's Office.

Police were told the suspect threw items in a shed behind the
house and into the woods. Police investigated the scene and found items related
to manufacturing meth, according to the release.

Police learned the suspect may have gone to the Lawton area.
The Lawton Police Department located the suspect's vehicle in front of a
residence and notified deputies.

The suspect and a 47-year-old woman from Lawton were located
inside the residence. Detectives searched the residence and found a user amount
of marijuana and meth paraphernalia, according to the release.

A search of the man's residence on 76th Avenue
was conducted and an active one-pot meth lab vessel was located in a bedroom
closet. Also located in the bedroom was a user amount of marijuana, meth paraphernalia
and chemicals used for manufacturing meth, according to the release.

The Decatur man, 48, is facing possible charges of
operating/maintaining a meth lab, possession of meth, possession of marijuana
and maintaining a drug house. His name is being withheld pending arraignment.

The Lawton woman was not arrested, but charges of possession
of marijuana and possession of meth will be sought at a later time.

Police ask anyone with information about drug activity to
contact the Sheriff's Office at 269-657-3101, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-342-7867
or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100.